33rd Giro del Trentino (2009) April 22-25

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Stage 0:  Pre-Race Press Conference  Full Results and Report

Ivan Basso	The pre-race press conference with Stefano Garzelli, Danilo Di Luca and Ivan Basso
Trento's Maurizio_Fondriest (left) and one of the Moser brothers? receive some sort of award	Everyone knows about Trento's most famous cyclist, Francisco Moser (gray suit), right?

Stage 1:  Torbole - Arco (ITT), 16.3km  Full Results and Report

Sirotti's "collaborator" camped out at the 300m marker near the finish in Arco	Andreas Kloeden (Astana) had the winning time: 17.5 km in 18'21" (53,290 kph)	Teammate Janez Brajkovic was just one second back
Ukraine TT champ, Andrey Grivko (Milram), was third four seconds back	Top local boy was 7th place Leonardo Bertagnolli of Amica Chips - Knauf @ 0.24	51st Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce @1.10. He has done nothing since his Italian National RR win in '08. He finished over 45 minutes back by the end of the four days.
Another local boy, Leonardo Moser, is the nephew of one of Trento's most well-known citizens, Francisco Moser.	Andreas Kloeden (Ger) Astana should savour this win	Klodie knows how to entertain the ladies

Stage 2:  Riva del Garda - Alpe di Pampeago, 141km  Full Results and Report

Surprise. Suspended rider Michael Rassmussen showed up at the start of stage 2. (Hope he's not suppose to be in Mexico.)	Ivan Basso gritting it out with snow falling at the finish on Alpe di Pampeago. He looks in good form. Would he take the win...	or would Gilberto Simoni get the win like he's done previously on Alpe di Pampeago.
No. Little known Polish rider, Przemyslaw Niemiec drops the big names and wins by 22 seconds	A great showing by Giampaolo Caruso of Ceramica Flaminia crossing 3rd just ahead of Gilberto Simoni.	A not uncommon sight at the line: Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez of Centri della Calzatura just barely had enough energy to cross the line. Even Basso said it was a "very, very tough stage."
Andreas Kloeden had a bad day and lost his leader's jersey. He finished 28th, 2:38 off the winning time	Podium: 1st Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia	Baby Rabbit likes the color of daddy's new jersey; Janez Brajkovic finished 5th @1.01 and assumes his teammate's race lead.

Stage 3:  Tesero - Innervillgraten (Aut), 165.5km  Full Results and Report

The bike mechanics from Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli etc... making some last minute adjustments.	Betonexpressz 2000 - Limonta has a worse looking kit than even Team Columbia	Despite aggressive riding over two cat 1 climbs, the race came back together in the second half.
Danilo Di Luca and Stefano Garzelli were no match against a sprinter.	Robbie Hunter of Barloworld claims stage 3	Robbie Hunter now up on the podium claiming a nice gift
Jani Brajkovic of Astana retains his slim four second lead going into the last stage featuring a mountaintop finish.	Giampaolo Caruso (Ceramica Flaminia) is quite happy to be leading the Mountains classification.	Giampaolo Caruso talking things over with Franco Ballerini, two-time Paris-Roubaix winner and manager of the Italian Olympic Team. (Probably discussing Caruso's Ceramica Flaminia team exclusion from the Giro d'Italia.)

Stage 4:  Sillan (Aut) - Pejo Fonti, 214.2km  Full Results and Report

What do you do if you are a photographer with no moto? Head to the finish and kill some time in this case.	The finish line long before the riders are due to arrive	Danilo Di Luca bided his time behind Ivan Basso before making his patented killer move with 500m to go. Another fine 2nd place finish by Giampaolo Caruso of Ceramica Flaminia who ran away with the Mountains classification. Too bad we won't see Caruso at the upcoming Giro d'Italia.
Domenico Pozzovivo of CSF Group-Navigare made a good but unsuccessful solo attempt 4k from the line. He finished 4th.	But, the focus this day was on Ivan Basso. With great help from his Liquigas teammates, the race leader, Janez Brajkovic was shelled at the base of the final climb.	6th place Przemyslaw Niemiec (the stage 2 winner) @ 22 seconds leads in Gilberto Simoni and Leonardo Bertagnolli
Janez Brajkovic of Astana had only four seconds to spare today and gave up 30.	Danilo Di Luca has won before	Ivan Basso says it's time to celebrate his 22 second win and his first stage race win since coming back from a two-year suspension.